In re the Marriage of Jason C. Owen and Alison A. Brinker
In a dissolution of marriage action, the respondent appealed the dissolution decree’s property division and spousal-support provisions, contending the district court erred in its property valuation and in denying her spousal support. The court of appeals affirmed the property valuations but modified the decree to award spousal support. Both parties seek further review.
Upon the Petition of Jason C. Owen,
Applicant
Attorney for Applicant
Jessica A. Zupp
Julie G. Mayhall
And Concerning Alison A. Brinker,
Resister
Attorney for Resister
Andrew B. Howie
Supreme Court
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15-15-5
Nov 13, 2025 9:00 AM
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Audubon County, Craig M. Dreismeier, Judge. AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED AND REMANDED WITH INSTRUCTIONS. Heard by Greer, P.J., and Langholz and Sandy, JJ. Opinion by Sandy, J. (17 pages)
Alison Brinker appeals the district court decree dissolving her marriage with Jason Owen, arguing the district court (1) undervalued the Owen family acreage, (2) failed to value certain farm equipment separately from the Accu-Steel company valuation, (3) undervalued the Klocke and Klein farms, and (4) wrongly denied her spousal support. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the district court’s valuation of Accu-Steel. We modify the district court’s denial of spousal support to Alison and determine that she shall be awarded $3500 in monthly traditional spousal support consistent with this opinion. We affirm the district court in all other respects and remand for purposes of calculating child support.